Retail Inflation in March: Retail inflation in India eases to nine-month low of 4.85 per cent in March from 5.09 per cent in February, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Friday. The inflation in the food basket was at 8.52 per cent in March, down fro...
New Delhi: The arrest of two suspects from West Bengal in the Rameshwaram cafe explosion case in Bengaluru has sparked a political spat, with the BJP alleging that the TMC government has transformed West Bengal into a “ safe haven for terrorists”. Taking to X, Amit Malviya, co-incharge of BJP in West Be...
There is a reason why all eyes will rest on India starting April 19, as the Lok Sabha Elections will kick off in the coming week. To be carried out over seven phases, it will see about 970 million voters heading to the polls, making this the largest democratic election in the world. It will ...
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has criticised rival and social networking giant Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, for withholding accurate advertisement metrics. Musk asserted that his X platform, formerly known as Twitter, delivers superior returns compared to Meta. Responding to...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Congress party kept the Shahpurkandi Dam stalled for decades. He said that the country’s fields were dry and the villages were in darkness, but the water of the Ravi river was going to Pakistan. He further said that Jammu and Kashmir is “b...
As Lok Sabha polls are approaching near, election officials are gearing up to ensure 100 per cent voting. To ensure smoth elections in elephant-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, officials are taking up certain measures such as conducting public awareness campaigns, police deployment, Hathi mitra dal, and...
The United States has said that it has restricted its employees in Israel and their family members from personal travels outside the greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Be’er Sheva amid threats by Iran to retaliate against the attack on its embassy in Syria’s Damascus. The threat by Iran again...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has introduced a dedicated email address, sandeshkhali@cbi.gov.in, to facilitate complaints from victims of land encroachment in Sandeshkhali, a village in West Bengal, according to officials on Thursday. The agency has come up with the e-mail ID in c...
PM Modi Meet On Heat Wave: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a meeting to review preparedness for the ensuing heat wave season. The Prime Minister was briefed about the temperature outlook for the period from April to June 2024 including the forecasts for the upcoming hot weather season (...
OJ Simpson, former American football player and National Football League (NFL) star, has died aged 76. The news was confirmed in a social media post from his verified account, signed by his family. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surr...
A fresh row was triggered after BJP MP and party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Bengal’s North Malda constituency, Khagen Murmu, was pictured kissing a woman on the cheek during the election campaign in West Bengal. The incident took place on Monday when the saffron party candidate was campaigni...
The Delhi High Court has so far dismissed three petitions to remove Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from his position after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case linked to the now scrapped Delhi Liquor Policy. Unlike past instances where chief ministers resigned befo...
Ningbo: India’s challenge at the Badminton Asia Championships ended after double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy bowed out in pre-quarterfinals of their respective events here on Thursday. Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, fought vali...
The United Kingdom has appointed Lindy Cameron as its new high commissioner to India. Cameron will succeed incumbent Alex Ellis. “Lindy Cameron CB OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Alex Ellis CMG, who will be transferring to another diplomat...
As the nation prepares to elect its next representative in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections slated to begin on April 19, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday addressed an election rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla. During the rally he launched scathing attacks at Congress and claimed that the...
While attending a namaz event at Kolkata’s Red Road commemorating Eid-ul-Fitr Thursday morning, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In her address to the audience, Mamata said that the Centre would send the NIA even if a...
A school bus overturned near a village in Haryana’s Narnaul on Thursday morning leaving six children dead and several others injured. According to sources, the school was functioning despite a holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr. The bus which belonged to GL Public School overturned near Unhani village of Kan...
The Directorate of Vigilance (DoV) has terminated the services of Bibhav Kumar, the private secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Special Secretary Vigilance YVVJ Rajshekhar passed an order on Wednesday (April 10) citing a case of 2007 pending against Kumar. The development comes days after...
Dbrand, a renowned manufacturer of cases and skins for iPhones and other devices has landed itself in a social media controversy following its response to a customer complaint. Dbrand, known for its bold social media presence and candid remarks, recently replied to a customer inquiry regarding one of it...
New Delhi: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was injured when the Delhi Police used water cannon on party leaders and workers holding a protest near Aam Aadmi Party headquarters here, demanding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation following his arrest in the excise policy case. Sachdev...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said he is looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India. The statement comes amid Musk’s scheduled visit India later this month for a significant meeting with PM Modi. Elon Musk is also likely to announce the company’s investment pl...
New Delhi: Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Islamist group and Haniyeh’s family. His three sons – Hazem, Amir and Mohammad – were killed when the vehicle they were traveling in was bombed in Gaza...
New Delhi: Underscoring the importance of bilateral ties between India and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said both countries need to address and settle all issues of contention arising out of the border dispute. In an interview with Newsweek Magazine, PM Modi said “stable and peaceful” ties with C...
The Congress on Wednesday announced candidates for two seats in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha elections. The grand old party announced Dr Shobha Dinesh Bachhav from Dhule and Dr Kalyan Kale from Jalna seat. The Congress on Wednesday declared the names of candidates for six more Lok Sabha constituencies...
New Delhi: Three people were booked for allegedly marrying an 11-year-old non-Muslim girl forcibly and converting her to Islam in Pakistan’s Sheikhupura district, The Express Tribune reported. According to the report, Salim Masih, a resident of Ferozwala, stated some officials from the local police stat...
New Delhi: The Prison Department in Delhi has fixed an advance Security Liaison meeting with Additional Director General (Police), Punjab, Delhi Police and Tihar Jail administration in the office of Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) at Tihar prison headquarters Delhi on April 12, for making security ar...
Former India all-rounder and head coach Ravi Shastri has never been one to shy away from embracing life to the fullest, whether it’s through his commentary or his lifestyle choices. Nonetheless, the internet was caught off guard when he recently took to social media and posted a picture of himself...
Five people were reported dead after they tried to save a cat from an abandoned well in Mahrasthra’s Ahmednagar, said the police, reported news agency ANI. The incident took place at Wadki village in Nevasa Tehsil on Tuesday evening, said an official. The cat fell into the pit, which was being use...
Navratri is a nine-day auspicious Hindu festival when devotees worship the nine different incarnations of Goddess Durga. As a way of paying their obsience, people also observe a nine-day long fast. There are several restrictions on food grains and what to eat and avoid. While keeping a fast it is also i...
British physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory on the existence of the Higgs boson particle, also known as the “God’s particle”, earned him a Nobel Prize in Physics, passed away at the age of 94, the University of Edinburgh announced on Tuesday, as reported by news agency AFP. “He...
A bus accident in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on Tuesday evening resulted in the loss of at least 11 lives and left over 20 individuals injured. The incident occurred around 8:30 pm near Khapri village under Kumhari police station limits, as employees of a distillery company were returning home a...
Eid Celebration: Eid-ul-Fitr is set to be celebrated in the country on Thursday. Eid-ul-Fitr marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan. The celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr varies across countries due to the sighting of the Shawwal moon, resulting in differences in the dates of moon sighting. Delhi...
The BBC has undertaken an overhaul of its largest overseas news bureau in response to regulatory inquiries from Indian authorities. Under the new arrangement, the British public broadcaster is segregating its news operations and establishing a separate production company, which will function autonomousl...
New Delhi: April 10 is going to be a great festival for the Ambani family. The Ambanis will celebrate Anant Ambani, the youngest child of Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani’s 29th birthday. The birthday will be celebrated in a grand fashion in Jamnagar. Among the esteemed guests gr...
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday released a list of 22 candidates in Bihar for the Lok Sabha Elections.
RJD releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Rohini Acharya to contest from Saran, Misa Bharti to contest from Patliputra, Bima Bharti to contest from Purnea,...
Muslims in India will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr on April 11 (Thursday) as the moon was not sighted on Tuesday, announced Muslim religious leader Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahli. The announcement was made by the Markazi Chand Committee Eidgah Lucknow, confirming the non-sighting of the moon for Eid. Imam...
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea moved by Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convernor against his arrest in connection with the alleged money laundering in the Delhi Liquor Policy case. Here are the grounds on which the High Court rejected Arvind Kejriwal’s ple...
Motorola has taken the wraps off its latest mid-segment device, the Motorola Edge 50 Pro. At its starting price of Rs 31,999, it enters the highly competitive premium mid-segment and brings a lot to the table. It features a large 6.7 inch 1.5K pOLED curved display with a very high refresh rate of 144 Hz...
With the Lok Sabha elections inching closer with each passing day, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) accorded the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar with ‘Z’ category CRPF security cover across the country. The decision came in amidst heightened tensions due to the ongoing political la...
A day after quitting BJP, Former Union minister Birender Singh on Tuesday joined Congress along with wife Prem Lata Singh, a former BJP MLA from Haryana. The ceremony was attended by Ajay Maken, Mukul Wasnik, Pawan Khera and senior leaders of Haryana. Singh and his wife defection to the grand old party...
The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Tuesday are trading higher with the BSE Sensex crossing the 75-k mark for the first time. At 9.57 am, the BSE Sensex gained 274 points to 75,017. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 was trading at 22,742, up 76 points. Stock update On the 30-share ...
United Nations: India has termed the UN Security Council resolution that demanded immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan a “positive step,” asserting that the humanitarian crisis resulting from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict is “simply unacceptable.””We are...
TMC Leaders Detained: The Delhi Police on Monday detained a delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders while they were on a dharna outside the Election Commission’s office in the national capital, demanding that the chiefs of the CBI, NIA, ED, and Income Tax Department be changed. The BJP call...
New Delhi: The first solar eclipse of the year, a total solar eclipse, commenced at 9:12 pm IST on Monday. Excitement abounds among residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as this event marks the final opportunity for North Americans to witness a total solar eclipse until August 2044. Althou...
The much-anticipated celestial event of the year has commenced, as the first total solar eclipse of 2024. Beginning at 9:12 pm IST on Monday (April 8), the Moon began its celestial dance, gradually inching its way between the Earth and the Sun. (Photo: NASA) This rare celestial occurrence marks the last...
Jammu And Kashmir News: A non-local driver was shot at by terrorists in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The victim was identified as Paramjit Singh (the driver), a resident of Delhi, as per a report by India TV.
VIDEO | Non-local driver shot at by terrorists in Jammu and Kashm...
New Delhi: Following Delhi Lieutenant Governor Lt Governor VK Saxena’s letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs, AAP Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj reacted sharply on the matter saying Saxena can fight the elections and defeat Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal if he is interested in running the union territory...
Delhi Liquor Policy Case: The Delhi High Court is set to pronounce on Tuesday verdict on Arvind Kejriwal”s plea challenging his arrest and ED remand in excise policy-linked money laundering case. The Delhi CM is in judicial custody in a money laundering case linked with the alleged excise scam....